Devon Prison Officer Jailed for Secret Relationship with Convicted Rapist

Devon Prison Officer Jailed for Secret Relationship with Convicted Rapist

Livvy Edney, 44, a prison officer at HMP Channings Wood in Devon, was jailed for six months after secretly forming a relationship with inmate Paul Young, a convicted rapist serving a sentence for assault by penetration. The relationship began in November 2022 when Edney became Young’s supervisor, sparking a police and prison investigation into misconduct. […]

Vape Shop Owner Jailed for Sex Assault on Teen in Paignton

Vape Shop Owner Jailed for Sex Assault on Teen in Paignton

A vape shop owner has been locked up for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in his Paignton store. Janpal Singh, 27, from Exeter, was handed a hefty jail term after a sickening attack at his shop. Six Years and Eight Months Behind Bars Singh, who ran the ‘Fone Fix’ phone repair and vape shop on […]

Ex-Cop Jailed for Horrific Child Abuse Image Offences

Ex-Cop Jailed for Horrific Child Abuse Image Offences

A former Avon & Somerset police officer has been slammed with a 13-month jail term after pleading guilty to making and sharing indecent images of children. Michael Elmer Caught Red-Handed Michael Elmer, 36, was a Bristol-based police constable who was suspended in May 2025 following a raid by the Internet Child Abuse Team. The investigation […]

Ex-Cop Banned for Life Over Child Abuse Image Charges

Ex-Cop Banned for Life Over Child Abuse Image Charges

Michael Elmer Caught by Internet Child Abuse Team Michael Elmer, 36, a former Avon & Somerset police constable based in Bristol, was arrested in May 2025. Officers acting on a tip-off swooped in, charging him with five serious offences involving indecent images of children. Guilty Plea at Exeter Crown Court In a February hearing at […]

Devon Rapist Locked Up for 26 Years After Decades of Abuse

Devon Rapist Locked Up for 26 Years After Decades of Abuse

Devon Rapist Locked Up for 26 Years After Decades of Abuse A “dangerous sexual predator” has been caged for 26 years following horrifying crimes against women and children spanning three decades. Christopher Welch’s Sickening Crimes Revealed Christopher Welch, 66, from Wrafton in Braunton, was found guilty at Exeter Crown Court of multiple offences. These included […]